Comments on: Greg McElroy taps Auburn as SEC favoritehttp://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/22/greg-mcelroy-taps-auburn-as-sec-favorite/
CollegeFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 31 Mar 2015 20:43:18 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Romulushttp://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/22/greg-mcelroy-taps-auburn-as-sec-favorite/#comment-171542
Wed, 23 Apr 2014 05:05:31 +0000http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=326562#comment-171542If auburn had a really good defense, they would be the favorites to win it all. We’ll see. Tough schedule though. K state, thuga, and Alabama ole miss, and miss st. on the road.regardless that offense is going to be great.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2014 03:16:38 +0000http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=326562#comment-171537Read these blogs on the NBC Sports Talk app & you don’t even see the thumbs up/down. I forget about it, until I read people mention it in the Comments section.
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Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:22:00 +0000http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=326562#comment-171528@tidebarrister

I don’t know how anyone thumbed down that. That was very well said and great points.

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Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:43:31 +0000http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=326562#comment-171519I’m an Alabama alum as well and agree with McElroy, but it won’t be smooth sailing for Auburn like many think and for three main reasons.

(1) Auburn played the 2013 season with no pressure. After their disastrous 2012 season, most Auburn folks (if they’re telling the truth), were hoping for a 7-5 or 8-4 season at best. Auburn had the benefit of little to no expectations during the 2013 season and was always the “Hunter,” never the “Hunted.” There’s a big difference in how you play/perform with pressure than when there’s no pressure.
Ask Alabama.

(2) Auburn will surprise no one in 2014 unlike they did in 2013. Every team that plays Auburn will spend their offseason planning how to stop the spread offense. A huge part of Auburn’s success in 2013 was their being an unknown quantity. They’re not unknown anymore and won’t surprise many teams offensively. That doesn’t mean that Auburn will lose, but they won’t win as easily either.

(3) The biggest obstacle however is Auburn’s late season schedule, as two of their last three games are on the road against Georgia and Alabama. Both of those teams will have extra motivation to beat Auburn after suffering crushing defeats in 2013. Road wins are difficult in any conference, but especially in the SEC. Think about it for a second . . . Auburn’s only loss in 2013 came where? On the road to LSU in Baton Rouge. Also, Georgia and Alabama won’t have inexperienced QBs by the time they both play Auburn, as both teams will have played 10 or 11 games at that point and when you play 10 or 11 games, you’re no longer inexperienced. I don’t see Auburn beating both Georgia and Alabama on the road.